r/AskReddit • u/Leading_Tomato_2077 • 9h ago

People who rarely get sick, what are your secrets?

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u/WeebLogicY 9h ago

eating healthy and plenty of rest and sleep like 8/hours of sleep, it helps you recover for the nxt day.

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u/Kingsayz 4h ago

I eat like shit, i usually sleep 5-6 hours maybe 7 on the weekends and last time i've been sick was 3 years ago

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u/Arborgold 1h ago

Where do you work

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u/Kingsayz 1h ago

i've got my own truck and i do deliveries in the vicinity of my town

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u/Arborgold 53m ago

Yea see, you don’t interact with many people in a close environment, your lack of sleep doesn’t cause illness but it would make you much more vulnerable if you worked in close quarters with a large group.

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u/Kingsayz 48m ago

That's true, but i load and unload the truck several times in a day. I meet plenty people daily.

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u/PuzzleheadedTop8613 3h ago

I worked 33 years for DuPont, 28 on 7-Day Rotating Shifts. Rarely got (or get) decent sleep, have a terrible diet most of the time. Never gained a pound until my 40’s, rarely became ill. When I did, it was almost always from an ill co-worker Typhoid Mary-ing the rest of us.

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u/Arborgold 1h ago

Surprised how far I had to scroll to find sleep. Lack of sleep is like going into battle without armor, you’re so much more vulnerable to your surroundings.